Every home has a drawer of T-shirts nobody wears. Here is how to turn them into the happiest thing on your floor.
You’ll need
- 15–25 old T-shirts in as many colours as possible
- Fabric scissors
- A large needle and strong thread (or a glue gun)
- A clothes peg or bulldog clip
Steps
- Make yarn. Cut each shirt into 3 cm strips. Give each strip a firm tug so it curls into a tube.
- Braid. Knot three strips together and braid. Add new colours by tucking a new strip in as one runs out.
- Coil. Start coiling the braid into a flat spiral, stitching or gluing each round to the last.
- Keep it flat. Work on the floor and ease the braid around curves so the rug doesn’t cup.
- Fringe it. Knot 10 cm strips all around the outer edge for a full rainbow fringe.
Time & cost
A few cosy evenings. Free if you raid your own drawers.
